Portrait of William C. deMille

Directing

William C. deMille

Career

Active from 1914 to 1939, busiest in 1916 with 9 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Carmen
Carmen
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William C. deMille Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Mystery
    1.7, average 3.9
  • Pop Culture
    0.0, average 2.2
  • Scare
    0.6, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Film Era 5
  • Early Cinema 4
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Classic Cinema 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Silent Era Melodrama 2
  • Silent Era Comedy 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

82
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

6 titles ยท average score 58
Captain Fury
Captain Fury (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Famous Scenes from Pagliacci
Famous Scenes from Pagliacci (1934)

Director

Two Kinds of Women
Two Kinds of Women (1932)

Director

The Secret Call
The Secret Call (1931)

Theatre Play

Passion Flower
Passion Flower (1930)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

This Mad World
This Mad World (1930)

Director

1920s

39 titles ยท average score 69
The Idle Rich
The Idle Rich (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Craig's Wife
Craig's Wife (1928)

Director

The Runaway
The Runaway (1926)

Director, Producer

For Alimony Only
For Alimony Only (1926)

Director

Braveheart
Braveheart (1925)
GoodWatch score 73

Theatre Play

The Bedroom Window
The Bedroom Window (1924)

Director

The Warrens of Virginia
The Warrens of Virginia (1924)

Writer

Nice People
Nice People (1922)

Director

Miss Lulu Bett
Miss Lulu Bett (1921)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Midsummer Madness
Midsummer Madness (1921)

Director, Producer

Why Change Your Wife?
Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
GoodWatch score 63

Story

Conrad in Quest of His Youth
Conrad in Quest of His Youth (1920)

Director, Producer

1910s

37 titles ยท average score 60
For Better, for Worse
For Better, for Worse (1919)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

We Can't Have Everything
We Can't Have Everything (1918)

Writer

The Ghost House
The Ghost House (1917)

Director

The Woman God Forgot
The Woman God Forgot (1917)

Writer

The Secret Game
The Secret Game (1917)

Director

The World and the Woman
The World and the Woman (1916)

Writer

Joan the Woman
Joan the Woman (1916)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer

Carmen
Carmen (1915)
GoodWatch score 71

Still Photographer, Writer

Young Romance
Young Romance (1915)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

After Five
After Five (1915)

Writer

Classmates
Classmates (1914)

Writer

The Only Son
The Only Son (1914)

Director